Pluses and minuses often come together. Lori has been looking for a home she could afford especially in southern Oregon where prices remain high and few for sale in the affordable range. The house side of us had been trashed by marijuana growers making it affordable for Lori to purchase. Painting in and out, new kitchen floor, removal of trash along with unpacking at least 100 boxes seems to never end.
In the midst of all this, one of her aging Collies became ill and was diagnosed with cancer. Very quickly Maverick passed away in the middle of all the moving muddle. Mom, Dan and I joined her along with a friend, drove up the mountain, dug a grave and buried him with tears and sadness.
We are all moving on trying to focus on the wonderful memories along with creating a whole bunch of new memories! We never thought one of our kids would be living right side of us! Now is graduation time again and tomorrow, we will travel north to see Payton and Adam graduate. And as you remember, we looked forward to leaving home and becoming independent in the adult world. As we grow old, it seems we become more dependent and probably would like to return home again! We all know that going back to our beginnings is never the same. . .so we move on from place to place building friendships that give us a sense of security in our old age! Especially the friends we have cultivated over the years!
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